Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27
State and Henry Ballard and j. j. Enright
for the defense.

The game of base ball between the
Grammar annex and Pine street school
mines Saturday afternoon resulted in a
score So to 10 in favor of the former. The
game was witnessed by a large crowd.
The name of the Grammar annex niue has
been changed to the Burlington Blue
bells" and that of the Pine street nine to
the "Catalpas."
About 80 lovers of the game went to ST.
Adams Saturday to witness the contest on
the diamond between the mines of that
town and Rutland. As interest in outside
games develops the probability that Bur
lington will place paid nine in the field
increases. 1t is expected that good work
in that direction will be done this month.
The board of control of the agricultural
experiment station, consisting of Gov
Ormsbee, Hon. Crosby Miller and Presi-
dent Buckham, met at the experiment
station building, Tuesday afternoon.
Reports of the work done were examined,
the work for the future was talked over
and various plans discussed. No definite
action was taken.
Adiutant w. G.. Schroeder of Stannard
Post has forwarded to the quartermaster
general of the United States army the
names of 10 soldiers whose graves in the
cemeteries in this city have no head
stones. The national government in ac-
cordance with an act passed by Congress
will furnish head-ston for their graves
There was pleasant addition to the
musical service at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception Sunday. An or
gan has been placed in the east gallery at
which Prof Boyle of st. Josephs church
presided and beside the singing of the
mass by the regular church choir large
choir of students of st. Joseph's college
rendered the Gregorian chant
President and Mrs. Cleveland and party
will pass through Burlington Friday
on their way to the Adirondaks. The
party will leave Troy about o'clock that
morning and will probably arrive here
about II o'clock. They will proceed by way
OF the Central Vermont road to Paul
Smiths resort in the Adlrondacks, where
they will spend number of weeks.
Henry Bosley had narrow escape from
death Monday at L. S. Drew's farm. He
had turned the large Ayrshire bull into
the yard and started to drive it back,
when it turned on him and charged, one
horn entering his thigh "A boy who hap
pened to be in the yard went to Boslev's
rescue and struck the infuriated animal a
stunning blow between the horns, and
Bosley was rescued from probable death
The wound in his thigh is not dangerous
A pleasant event was the marriage
Tuesday morning at the Cathedral of the
the Immaculate Conception by Rev. Fa
Their Barrett of DR.. r. F. Hogan of Gran,
vile, n. Y, to Miss Clara Griffin of this
city. A reception was given at the house
of the brides parents after the ceremony
and the newly married couple left on the
evening train for Albany and Troy, at
tended by the good wishes of their many
| friends.
Elmer Coon, the substitute letter carrier
has been given regular route making
eight carriers in all, and r. j. Perkins has
been appointed substitute carrier Harry
Thomas covers the outskirts of the city
with horse for which there is an allow
ance of S225. The delivery system has
bee n extended as far as Z. V. Manuel's OF
North avenue and south to the corner OF
Park avenue and Shelburn street, al
which points letter boxes have beer
placed.
AT the annual convocation of Burlington
Commandery Wednesday evening, officers
were elected as follows: En-. Command
err, II. X. Conger: Generalissimo, i. C
Grant; Captain General, G. c. Mayo
Prelate, II. H. Ross; S. W., j. A. Clapp
j. W., c. +. Lewis; Treasurer, A. c. Tut
tie; Recorder, K. Stanley Hall; STANDARD
Bearer, w. H. Lane, jr. Sword Bearer
w. Brinsmaid, jr. Warden G. b. Lane
Third Guard, w. n. Green; Second
Guard, \. w. johnson First Guard, D.
A. Stone: Sentinel. G. II. Whitman.
The Plattsburgh fire department are to
hold firemen's tournament July and
Captain IT, +. Dooley of the Boxer Engine
company, No. g. has received an invita-
ton in behalf of the company to partici
pate. The invitation was accompanied by
personal invitation from the Horizon
Hose and Engine company directed to the
officers and members of the Boxer com,
pany, and they say that they will try to
give the Boxer boys as good time as
the Boxers gave them" at the tourna.
ment here last year. The invitation will
in all probability be accepted.
Mr.. j. II. Dow, president of the Maine
Commercial Travellers Association of
Portland is in town making arrange
ments for an excursion of the association
TO this city on June 80. The party will
also go to Ausable Chasm and return by
way of Burlington. The association has
engaged Chandler's band of Portland, one
of the crack musical organizations of
New England to accompany them. The
association has about 200 members and a
large number of them will be accompani.
ed by their wives. There is kindly feel
ing between the residents of Portland and
the Queen City and we can assure the visi-
tors of hearty welcome.